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“Digital issues strike at the heart of daily life here”
Following a cyber exercise in Bonaire, we spoke to RCN Director Tim Muller about cyber resilience as a prerequisite for governance in the Caribbean Netherlands.
“We’re creating something that benefits all of government”
Funded by the Innovation Budget, a tool is being developed that automatically and readably anonymises documents, keeping data secure, without extra workload.
Award for Government-wide Cyber Exercise
In November, the Government-wide Cyber Exercise won the Computable Award in the Cyber Resilience category. What has the project achieved so far, and what's next?
Time to accelerate digitally: extra investment needed
At least an additional €1 billion per year will be needed until 2030 to strengthen the Netherlands' digital infrastructure, says State Secretary Eddie van Marum.
Government-wide Cyber Exercise: practising and learning together
On Monday, 3 November, the Government-wide Cyber Exercise was held. During the simulation, the fictional municipality of Otterwijk faced multiple cyber challenges.
3DBAG: groundbreaking open data project in 3D
The 3DBAG brings the Netherlands to life in 3 dimensions. With over 10 million digitally reconstructed buildings, it is one of the most comprehensive open datasets.
Cyber Resilience Network: maximising existing expertise
The Cyber Resilience Network (CWN in Dutch) brings together government and industry to improve the speed at which digital threats are detected and addressed.
Delegated Access Service: Secure login for someone else
DigiD lets people deal with government online. The new Delegated Access Service (Bevoegdheidsverklaringsdienst) improves access for those acting on behalf of others.
NDS prioritises responsible data use
A key priority of the Netherlands’ Digitalisation Strategy is sharing and using data responsibly as 1 government. Nathan Ducastel, chair of the NDS council, explains.
Milestone: register of government organisations shares data in FDS
In July 2025, Logius and BZK signed a letter of intent for the integration of the Register of Government Organisations (ROO) into the Federated Data System (FDS).
Non-paper on strengthening cloud sovereignty adopted
A non-paper was adopted proposing EU-level measures to strengthen cloud sovereignty for public administrations and encourage increased action on future policy.
“Reinforce your digital front door, back door, AND attic window”
"That's how you keep your data secure and your municipality afloat." Mayor Ester Weststeijn shares tips and discusses the upcoming Cybersecurity Act (Cbw).
